Meet the winners of the fourth call of the Youth Essay Prize Competition
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The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”, in partnership with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels, has announced the results of the fourth call of the Youth Essay Prize Competition, held in Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia, the three countries with Association Agreements and DCFTAs with the EU.
In total, 64 young people under 30 applied, writing English-language essays on the Association Agreements and DCFTAs. Four essays won prizes, by Valeria Ciolac (18, Moldova, from Bălți), Marta Franciuk, Iana Saienko and Oksana Terlețka (all Ukraine). Three received merit awards: Nikita Apalkov (13) and Mihailo Snopenko (27) from Ukraine, and Keti Zukakișvili (29) from Georgia.
Jury chair Michael Emerson of CEPS praised the language quality, strong personal motivation, understanding of EU association and optimism. The jury shortlisted 20 of the 64 essays and took the authors' age, from 13 to 29, into account. He noted growth in both quality and number of essays since the first edition, and said the competition will continue in 2020 and 2021. The project is funded by Sida and coordinated by CEPS.
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